ArticleMolecular nutrition & food research2017
Variations in dietary intake and plasma concentrations of plant sterols across plant-based diets among North American adults.
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- Phytosterol-Enriched Dietary Supplements for Lowering Plasma LDL-Cholesterol: Yes or No?Nutrients · 2025Review
- Aspects of β-sitosterol's Pharmacology, Nutrition and Analysis.Current pharmaceutical biotechnology · 2025Review
- Association between Serum Phytosterols and Lipid Levels in a Population-Based Study.Nutrients · 2024Article
- Plant Sterols and Stanols for Pediatric Patients with Increased Cardiovascular Risk.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Review
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- Phytosterols and Cardiovascular Risk Evaluated against the Background of Phytosterolemia Cases-A German Expert Panel Statement.Nutrients · 2023Article
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- Predictive Models of Phytosterol Degradation in Rapeseeds Stored in Bulk Based on Artificial Neural Networks and Response Surface Regression.Molecules (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
- Assessment of Plant Sterols in the Diet of Adult Polish Population with the Use of a Newly Developed Database.Nutrients · 2021Review
- Cross-Sectional Study of Plant Sterols Intake as a Basis for Designing Appropriate Plant Sterol-Enriched Food in Indonesia.Nutrients · 2021Article
- Benefits of Anthocyanin-Rich Black Rice Fraction and Wood Sterols to Control Plasma and Tissue Lipid Concentrations in Wistar Kyoto Rats Fed an Atherogenic Diet.Molecules (Basel, Switzerland) · 2020Article
- The Role of Specific Components of a Plant-Based Diet in Management of Dyslipidemia and the Impact on Cardiovascular Risk.Nutrients · 2020Review
- Health and sustainability outcomes of vegetarian dietary patterns: a revisit of the EPIC-Oxford and the Adventist Health Study-2 cohorts.European journal of clinical nutrition · 2019Review
- LDL-Cholesterol Lowering of Plant Sterols and Stanols-Which Factors Influence Their Efficacy?Nutrients · 2018Review
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Abstract
scopePhytosterols are bioactive compounds in plants with similar cholesterol-lowering properties as vegetarian diets. However, information on phytosterol intake and plasma plant sterols among vegetarians is sparse. METHODS AND
resultsWe examined dietary intake and plasma concentration of plant sterols and cholesterol across five dietary patterns in the Adventist Health Study-2 Calibration Sub-study (n = 861, 66% females, average age 61 years). To measure intake and plasma concentrations of these compounds, we used 24-h dietary recalls and gas-liquid chromatography-flame ionization detection, respectively. Mean (SD) total phytosterol and cholesterol intake were 363 (176) mg/day and 131 (111) mg/day; plasma β-sitosterol, campesterol, and cholesterol were 3.3 (1.7) μg/mL, 4.2 (2.3) μg/mL, and 1.9 (0.4) mg/mL, respectively. Total phytosterol intake was lowest among non-vegetarians (263 mg/day) and highest among vegans (428 mg/day) (p < 0.0001). Cholesterol intake was lowest among vegans (15.2 mg/day) and highest among non-vegetarians (124.6 mg/day) (p < 0.0001). Plasma plant sterols and cholesterol did not differ by diet. Cholesterol-adjusted plasma β-sitosterol and campesterol were significantly higher in Blacks than Whites, though no ethnic differences were observed in dietary intake of these plant sterols.
conclusionDietary intake but not plasma concentration of plant sterols and cholesterol varies across distinct plant-based diets.
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